About 12 Angry Men

The jury on a murder trial has to consider their verdict. The prisoner, a young coloured delinquent, is on trial for the murder of his aggressive father; the case against him is extremely powerful and the judge has directed the jury to find the boy guilty if there is no reasonable doubt. Eleven of the jurors, some of them anxious for personal reasons to terminate the case, declare there is no reasonable doubt. But for one of them, Number Eight, while far from convinced of the boy's innocence, feels that some of the evidence against him has been ambiguous and that at least there should be some discussion. At the end of the afternoon inner emotions are laid bare, but what result will their discussions bring?

The classic black and white film starring Henry Fonda was adapted from this powerful play, which has as much to say about the jury system today as it did then.